'Always the First': The US Air Force's Full Up Round Aeromedical Evac Squadron
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Colonel Barbara Jones is the Squadron Commander for the US Air Force's 43rd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. Her unit responds to natural disasters at home and abroad, and also transports casualties from the front line to higher levels of care. This unit operated at high tempo in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and remains active in Afghanistan. She describes how much of her work resides at the command and control level. She also discusses the demands placed on her unit, including intensive...
